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Annette Van Zyl

RSA Age 82 WTA Tour years active: 1968–1977

Annette Van Zyl represented South Africa on the WTA Tour. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 107–46 and 8 singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak singles rank

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Elo peak

1912 (87th percentile)

Singles record

107–46 (69.9%)

Singles titles

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Annette Van Zyl's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Linky Boshoff	2-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 18, 1977*	F	Cape Town	WTA 250	Hard
Tanya Harford	7-5 6-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 4, 1977*	R32	South African Open	WTA 250	Hard
Anne Hobbs	1-6 6-2 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 27, 1977*	F	Port Elizabeth	WTA 250	Hard
Brigette Cuypers	6-4 3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 27, 1976*	SF	South African Open	WTA 250	Hard
Glynis Coles	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 27, 1976*	QF	South African Open	WTA 250	Hard

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Annette Van Zyl's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Margaret Court	0	6	6	Nov 23, 1974	H2H
Brenda Kirk	5	0	5	Nov 26, 1976	H2H
Helga Masthoff	2	3	5	Aug 22, 1970	H2H
Virginia Wade	1	4	5	Jun 26, 1970	H2H
Ann Jones	0	5	5	Oct 19, 1969	H2H

Singles Titles (8)

Annette Van Zyl singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA Finals	Tournaments
1968	24	4	—	—	—	4	—	Gstaad, Hamburg Open, Kitzbuhel, Lugano
1974	30	1	—	—	—	1	—	Johannesburg Transvaal Chps
1975	31	3	—	—	—	3	—	Port Elizabeth 1, Port Elizabeth 2, South African Open
Total		8	—	—	—	8	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Annette Van Zyl career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	24	49	12	61	80.3%	—	—
1969	25	16	9	25	64.0%	—	—
1970	26	14	9	23	60.9%	—	—
1973	29	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—
1974	30	6	3	9	66.7%	—	—
1975	31	11	1	12	91.7%	—	—
1976	32	10	7	17	58.8%	—	—
1977	33	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—
Career		107	46	153	69.9%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Annette Van Zyl career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1968	24	14	4	18	77.8%	32	5	37	86.5%	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—	—	—	49	12	61	80.3%
1969	25	9	4	13	69.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	5	12	58.3%	16	9	25	64.0%
1970	26	3	1	4	75.0%	7	4	11	63.6%	4	4	8	50.0%	—	—	—	—	14	9	23	60.9%
1973	29	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
1974	30	6	3	9	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	3	9	66.7%
1975	31	11	1	12	91.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	1	12	91.7%
1976	32	3	1	4	75.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—	—	—	10	7	17	58.8%
1977	33	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
Career	—	47	19	66	71.2%	43	12	55	78.2%	10	10	20	50.0%	7	5	12	58.3%	107	46	153	69.9%

Advanced Stats

Annette Van Zyl advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1968	24	1858	138.0	—	—	—	—	-55	+111	-288	78.1%	+2.16	4–4 (50%)	—	—	-2.22
1969	25	1865	138.8	—	—	—	—	+66	—	—	65.4%	+1.62	2–2 (50%)	—	—	-2.27
1970	26	1845	138.6	—	—	—	—	+82	+73	-216	63.3%	+1.24	2–3 (40%)	—	—	-2.42
1973	29	1811	97.2	—	—	—	—	+26	—	—	33.3%	-1.50	—	—	—	+0.38
1974	30	1811	127.2	—	—	—	—	+46	—	—	66.7%	+1.33	1–2 (33%)	0–2	—	+1.13
1975	31	1901	128.1	—	—	—	—	+85	—	—	78.6%	+2.32	4–0 (100%)	2–1 (67%)	104.9	+4.51
1976	32	1842	130.8	—	—	—	—	+152	+27	-179	59.5%	+0.95	1–4 (20%)	1–1	—	+0.68
1977	33	1773	96.1	—	—	—	—	+116	—	—	25.0%	-2.25	0–2	0–1	—	+0.92
Career		1912	141.2	—	—	—	—	+44	+93	-227	69.0%	+1.59	14–17 (45%)	3–5 (38%)	92.9	+0.47

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Annette Van Zyl Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1968	24	SF	R64	—	5–2 (71%)
1970	26	—	R64	—	1–1 (50%)
1976	32	—	R64	R64	0–2 (0%)
W-L		5–1 (83%)	1–3 (25%)	0–1 (0%)	6–5 (55%)

WTA 250

Annette Van Zyl WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	EAS	GST	HAM	KIT	MC	NWP	QUE	ITA	BEC	BLO	BOU	CAP	DUB	DUR	DUT	EAS	FUL	HUR	JOH	LON	LUG	PER	POR	POR	POR	POR	SOU	STA	TOR	WEM	W-L Win %
1968	24	—	W	W	W	—	—	R16	SF	—	SF	QF	SF	SF	W	SF	—	—	QF	—	—	W	—	SF	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	44–10 (81%)
1969	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	SF	—	—	—	SF	QF	QF	QF	QF	16–9 (64%)
1970	26	—	—	QF	SF	R16	R16	R16	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	13–8 (62%)
1973	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1974	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	F	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	6–3 (67%)
1975	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	W	—	W	—	—	—	11–1 (92%)
1976	32	R32	SF	—	SF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	10–5 (67%)
1977	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	0–3 (0%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	6–1 (86%)	7–1 (88%)	8–2 (80%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	4–1 (80%)	4–2 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	4–4 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	9–2 (82%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	3–1 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	3–0 (100%)	2–1 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	3–0 (100%)	2–0 (100%)	2–1 (67%)	21–7 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	101–41 (71%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

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Career-high date

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First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

No ranking history available.

Data coverage: Weekly WTA ranking snapshots are unavailable before 1984. Audited official No. 1 change dates and year-end Top 10 ranks are included, but weekly counts and ranks outside those anchors remain incomplete.

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Annette Van Zyl?: Annette Van Zyl is 82 years old, born on September 25, 1943.
Which country does Annette Van Zyl represent?: Annette Van Zyl represents South Africa in TennisDB's WTA records.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Annette Van Zyl won?: Annette Van Zyl has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Annette Van Zyl won?: TennisDB does not group any of Annette Van Zyl's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Annette Van Zyl won?: Annette Van Zyl has won 8 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was South African Open in 1975.
What is Annette Van Zyl's career win-loss record?: Annette Van Zyl has a career WTA singles record of 107 wins and 46 losses (69.9%).
Which seasons of Annette Van Zyl's career appear in TennisDB?: Annette Van Zyl appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1968 through 1977.
On which surface does Annette Van Zyl have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Annette Van Zyl's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 78.2% (43–12).
Who has Annette Van Zyl faced most often?: Annette Van Zyl's most frequent opponent is Margaret Court, with a head-to-head record of 0–6 across 6 meetings.